Lasting machine



Jan. 18, 1944. L Q MlLLER l 2.339,504

LASTING MACHINE Filed June 15,y 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 18, 1944., G', M|| YER `2,339,504

l LAsTNG MACHINE Filed Jim@ `15, 1942 2 sheets-sheet 2 Fig? L I Patented Jan. 18, 1944 LASTING MACHINE Lloyd G. Miller, Beverly, Mass., assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application June 15, 1942, Serial` No. 447,123

33 Claims.

This invention relates primarily to lasting machines, and is herein illustrated as applied to a machine constructed generally as disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,075,852, granted on April 6, 1937, on an application of B. Jorgensen, but modified in certain respects as further disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,101,- 069, granted on December 7, 1937, also on an application of B. Jorgensen and in Letters Patent'l Nol 2,304,149, granted on December 8, 1942, on an application of T. P. Courchene. It is to be understood, however, that in various novel aspects the invention is not limited to machines of that particular type.

A machine of the above-mentioned character is provided with toe-lasting means comprising a clamping device or gripper which grips the marginal portion of an upper around the toe end of a last positioned bottom upward and applies a pull to the upper in response to downward movement of the last, a toe former which wipes the toe end of the upper heightwise of the last in response to that movement of the last, and wipers which thereafter wipe the margin of the toe end of the upper inwardly over an insole on the last. The gripper is closed on the upper by the operator prior tothe starting of the power operation of the machine. After the starting of the machine the last and shoe are moved downwardly by means enga-ging the bottom face of the insole, the shoe being controlled by a toe rest and a heel-end support which move downwardly with it vagainst the resistance of springs. Carried by the heel-end support is also a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end face of the shoe to assist in holding the shoe against lengthwise displacement in a heelward direction in the toe-lasting operation.

In the use of the construction thus briefly described it has been customary heretofore for the operator, after closing the toe gripper on the upper by a treadle provided for that purpose, to move the toe-lasting means, including the gripper, a short distance lengthwise of the last in a direction away from the toe end of the last, the machine having a hand wheel whereby such movement may readily be effected. 'I'his causes `the gripper to tighten the toe end of the upper lengthwise of the last, so that when the last is thereafter moved downwardly the gripper will 'cooperate more effectively with the toe former in shaping the upper tightly and smoothly to the contour of the last. Therpresent invention, in one aspect, provides a construction such as to eliminate the need for the above-mentioned movement of the toe-lasting means, thus shortening the time required for the lasting of a shoe and correspondingly increasing the output of the machine. For the purpose in view, the heel-end support herein shown has means for positioning the heel endk of the last higher than heretofore relatively to the toe rest at the time when the toe gripper is closed on the upper, and the last is rocked about the toe rest in the direction to lower its heel end, with a component of movement of its toe end .in a heelward direction, immediately after the starting of the power operation of the machine, prior to the beginning of the downward movement of the last as a whole. This movement of the last about the toe rest has a tightening effect lengthwise on the toe end of the upper controlled by the gripper and thus accomplishes in a suiiiciently effective manner the result heretofore accomplished by movin-g, the toe-lasting means lengthwise of the last.

In machines of the illustrated type as heretofore constructed the heel rest for holding the shoe against lengthwise displacement has been applied to the shoe by spring-operated means released by the operator to render it operative prior to the starting of the machine. This invention further provides an improved construction which requires no special attention on the operators part toapply the heel rest to the shoe. As herein illustrated, the heel rest is moved lengthwise of the shoe into engagement therewith by the above-described movement of the last about the toe rest which takes place iinmediately after the starting of the machine. More particularly, the construction shown is such that the heel rest is supported on one arm of a lever ,having another arm arranged to support the heel end of the last and shoe initially at the desired height by engagement with the top face of the heel end Iof the last. In the movement of `the last about the toe rest, therefore,the heel rest is swung into engagement with the shoe by the action of the last on this arm and it is thereafter maintained effectively in shoe-holding position by the pressure of the last on the arm. With reference to such control of the heel rest the invention, it will be understood, is not limited in utility to machines constructed otherwise as herein disclosed.

Machines of the illustrated type have been further provided heretofore with a member which by engagement with the bottom of the forepart of vthe shoe tips the shoe laterally to position it in that respect in proper relation to the toe wipers, if it is not already in that relation, im-

machine is provided as usual for engaging the heel f end of the last in its spindle hole is, byreason of the height at which the heel end of theV last is positioned, mainly outside of the spindle hole at the time when the tipping 4ofthe shoe takes place. To insure that regardless of the shape of the last and the location of its spindlel hole it will not be thereafter displaced laterally from its proper position when its heel end is moved downwardly along the last pin, the pin is so controlled as .to permit it to tip'yieldingly in drections widthwise of the last and shoe, the construction shown being further such that the heel rest is mounted to tip with the pin and thus to maintain a definite relation to the pin. As also herein illustrated, the pin and the heelrest are freely movable as a unit to positions corresponding to different laterally offsetpositions of the heel ends of right and left shoes presented with their toe ends in proper relation to the toe-lasting means. In the construction thus briefly outlined further novel features of the invention are to be recognized. o

The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts,'will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and thereafter pointed out in the claims. i

In the drawings, t Fig. 1 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in vertical section of a portion of a machine in which the invention is embodied, the parts of the machine being shown in the positions which they occupy immediately prior to the downward movement of the last about the toe rest;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line II--II of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the heel rest as it appears when in operative relation to a shoe in the machine;

Fig. 4 is mainly a plan view on an enlarged scale, with the heel rest omitted, showing the means for supporting the heel end of the shoe as the parts appear when the heel rest is positioned as shown in Fig. 3; k Y

Fig. 5 is a section on the line V-V of Fig. 4, showing also the heel rest;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI-VI of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the relation of the toe-lasting means to the shoe after the downward movement of the last about the toe rest but prior to its bodily downward movement; and o v Fig. 8 is a view similar toFig. 7, showing the parts as they appear after the last has been moved bodily downward and after the wipers have wiped the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole.

In, view of the disclosures in the previously mentioned Letters Patent, only such parts of the I machine as it is necessary to refer to for an understanding of the invention will be herein described. The machine is provided with toe-lasting means comprising a gripper 2 for gripping the margin of the upper around the toe end of the last and for pulling the upper heightwise of the last in response to bodily downward movement of the shoe and last, a flexible toe former 4 for wiping the toe end of the upper heightwise of the last in response to that movement, and wipers 6 for thereafter wiping the margin of the toe end of the upper inwardly over an insole on the last. Movable downwardly with the shoe in response to pressure of the top of the toe end of the shoe thereon is a tce rest 8 which serves as holder I2 against the resistance of a spring I4.

The spring abuts at its lower end against a portion of the holder and at its upper end against the enlarged head I6 of a rod I8 which extends through the spring and downwardly beyond the holder, the top face of the head I 6 being engaged by the plunger I0. It will thus be seen that in response to the downward movement of the toe rest 8 by the shoe downward movement is imparted to the rod I8 against the resistance of the spring I4.

For moving the shoe downwardly there is provided a pressure foot 2U arranged to engage the bottom of the toe end of the insole, this presser foot being carried by an arm 22 which is swung forwardly by the operator to bring the presser foot over the bottom of the shoe and is thereafter moved downwardly in the power operation of the machine. 'I'he presser foot 20 is directly supported by a slide 24 which is vertically adjustable relatively to the arm 22 by a screw 2B to vary the limit of the downward movement of the shoe. As fully disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,075,852, the arm 22 also carries a member 28 for engaging the opposite side portions of the bottom of the forepart of the shoe and for tipping the shoe laterally to position the bottom of its toe end in proper relation widthwise to the toe wipers (i, if it is not already in that relation, prior to the downward movement of the shoe, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the presser foot 20 being positioned at that time slightly above the insole. The member 23 is thereafter swung upwardly (see Fig. 8) to permit the presser foot to engage the insole and to impart bodily downward movement to the shoe. Also carried by the arm 22 is a retarder 30 which presses the margin of the toe end of the insole yieldingly on the bottom of the last before the upper is wiped inwardly over the insole and which is wedged upwardly rby the wipers to permit them to move inwardly under it.

At the heel end the last and shoe are controlled by a heel-end support indicated generally by the reference character 32 and constructed in some respects differently than heretofore, this heel-end support being provided with a pin 34 arranged to extend somewhat loosely as usual into the spindle hole in the last. The heel-end support includes a slide 36 movable downwardly with the shoe against the resistance of a spring 38 in guideways provided by a portion 40 of the frame of the machine. The slide 36 has at its upper end opposite side portions 42 (Fig. 4) elongated lengthwise of the shoe and provided with horizontal guideways along which another slide i4 is adjustable lengthwise of the shoe by a threaded rod 45 mounted to turn in a crossbar 43 fastened to the right-hand ends of the side portions 42.l The rod 46 may be turned by a hand wheel 50 the hub of which engages one side of the crossbar 48, and cooperating with the hand wheel to prevent lengthwise movement of the rod is a collar 52 fast on the rod and `engaging the other side of the crossbar. Vertically adjustable in the slide 44 is a rack bar d engaged by a pinion 56 which is formed on a shaft 58 rotatable in an upwardly extending portion of the slide 44. The shaft may be turned by a crank arm 50 provided with a springpressed pin 62 arranged to enter any one of a plurality of holes 54 formed in a ange on the slide 44 to hold the rack bar 54 in adjusted position. At its upper end the rack bar has formed thereon a head 66 provided with a horizontal pin 68 which serves as a pivotal support for a holder 'Hl having flanges '|2 extending downwardly at opposite sides of the head 66 and mounted on the pin. The holder 70 may be `swung about the pin 58 to cause the last pin 34 4to assume different positions, as may be required by lasts of different styles, and it is held in any one of three adjusted positions by a spring-pressed pin 14 mounted in one of the flanges 'l2 and arranged to enter any one of three holes 'I6 in the head t6.

Guided in the holder TS for rectilinear movements in directions widthwise of the shoe is a slide 18 provided with a pin 8B on which is mounted for swinging movements also widthwise of the shoe a block 82, vthis block having the last pin 34 secured in a socket therein. Springs 84 mounted in sockets in the block 82 and engaging the slide 'i8 at their lower ends tend to hold the pin 34 in a vertical plane while permitting the block and pin to tip about the axis of the pin SEB, as may be required in order to permit the bottom of the forepart of the shoe to be positioned in proper relation to the toe wipers by the previously mentioned member 28. The provision for movements of the slide 18 in directions widthwise of the shoe along its guideway in the holder 'l permits the heel ends of right and left shoes to be offset laterally in opposite directions relatively to the toe-lasting means in order that the toe ends of such shoes may be further positioned in proper relation to the lasting means. Movements of the slide in opposite directions are limited by engagement of lugs 85 (Fig. 4) on the block 82 with stops 38 which are adjustable toward and from each other along a dovetailed guide 90 on the holder 1U. The stops arey adjusted simultaneously equal distances toward or from each other by a screw 92 having right and left threads in engagement respectively with the different stops, the screw being provided with a ange 94 which extends into a slot in the guideS'to prevent any lengthwise movement of the screw. The screw is turned by a hand wheel v96 on its front end. In presenting the work to the machine the operator moves the slide 'I8 by engagement of the last with the last pin 34 to the position determined by one of the stops 88 if a right shoe is to be operated upon and rto the position determined by the other stop if a left shoe is to be operated upon.

To assist in supporting the shoe against lengthwise displacement in a heelward direction in the lasting operation the machine herein shown is provided with a heel rest indicated generally by the reference character 98, this heel rest being supported as hereinafter described by a bracket mi! which is fast on the right-hand arm |02 of a lever .|94 secured substantially midway between' its opposite .ends to a pin |66. This pin is mounted to turn in bearings provided in front and rear arms |168 and I I0 extending toward the right from the block 82 to which the last pin 34 is secured, When there is no shoe in the machine the Weight of the heel rest and parts associated therewith causes the lever H34 to assume an inclined position in which it is shown in Fig. 1, this position of the lever being determined by engagement of a pin H2 in the bracket l@ with the top of the arm Il. The lever |04 is further provided with a left-hand arm Il!! arranged to underlie the heel-end portion ofthe last and having therein a, slot H6 through which the last pin 34 extends. After a shoe has been presented to the machine, as more fully hereinafter explained, pressure of the top face of the heel 'end of the last on the arm l I4 causes the lever H14 to swing in the direction tocarryvthe heel rest 98 into engagement with the heel-end face of the shoe, and by that pressure the heel rest is thereafter maintained in position to support the shoe firmly against lengthwise displacement. Since the arms H38 and lit supporting the lever |04 are in fixed relation to the block S32, the heel rest necessarily partakes of any bodily movement of the block and the pin Si. in a direction widthwise of the shoe or any tipping movement thereof about the axis of the pin 80, as well as of any adjustment of the holder 'l0 about the axis of the pin 68.

The heel rest 98 comprises a exible band H8, preferably of leather, secured at its opposite ends by rivets |20 (Fig. 3) to a thin resilient metal plate 122 which serves as a backing for the band, the

Vend portions of this plate being so formed' as partially to embrace the Shanks of vertical bolts 2d supported by the left-hand ends of upper and -lower pairs of arms |26 and |28. The right-hand ends o'f the upper pair of arms |26 are pivotally mounted on a trunnion |343 formed on a block |32, and the right-hand ends of the lower arms i253 kare similarly mounted on a trunnion |34 on the block. Accordingly, pressure of the heel-end face of the shoe on the band i i8 causes the arms rof each pair to swing toward each other, thus permitting the band to conform itself to the shoe. The block |32 is swiveled on a cylindrical lefthand end portion of a threaded rod 35 and is conned on that portion of the rod by a flange |33 on the end of the rod and a nut Md on the rod. The heel rest Sf is thus permitted to turn about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe further to adjust itself to the shoe, such turning movement, however, being limited by a narrow bar |42 fastened by screws M4 (Fig. 3) to the block |32 and extending through a vertical slot Ill@ in the bracket Si), the slot being somewhat wider than the bar. vertically adjustable in lguideways in the bracket lill) by means of a threaded rod It@ swiveled in the right-hand end of the arm E62. It will be understood that by turning the rod I5@ the heel rest is adjusted in directions heightwise of the shoe and that by turning the rod it it is adjusted in ydirections lengthwise of the shoe. A stop screw |52 in the bracket lili) prevents the slide |63@ from being moved upwardly far enough to disconnect it from the rod |5il.

Downward movement of the heel-end support 32, when the shoe is moved downward by the presser foot 20, is effected through the downward movement of the toe rest 8 by mechanism constructed substantially as disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent No. 2,364,149.

The rod |36 is threaded in a slide |48 This mechanism comprises a lever |54 which is fast on a horizontal shaft |56 mounted in bearings in the frame of the machine and is provided with two forwardly Vextending arms |58 in the front ends of which is supported a rod |60. The head of a screw |52 threaded in the lower end of the rod i8 is arranged to rest on the rod |60, and mounted on a diametrically reduced end of this rod is a roll I 64 arranged to engage the upper face of a lug |56 on the slide 36. When the toe rest 8, therefore, is moved downwardly by the action of the presser foot 20 on the shoe, it acts positively through the rod I8 to swing the lever |54 in a downward direction, and the lever acts positively on the slide 36 of the heel-end support 32 to impart to the heel-end support simultaneously with the toe rest a downward movement of the same extent as that of the toe rest.

The manner of operation of the machine, in so far` as it is of interest with reference to the present invention, will now be briefly described. The operator presents the shoe, which usually will have been already lasted along the sides of its shank and ball portions, with the top of its forepart in engagement with the toe rest 8 and with the top of the heel end of the last in engagement with the upraised arm ||4 0f the lever |84, the upper end only of the last pin 34 extending loosely into the spindle hole of the last, as illustrated in Fig. l. In thus presenting the shoe, moreover, the operator, by engagement of the last with the pin 34, moves the block 32 and the slide 18 along the guideway in the holder 10 to the position determined by engagement of one or the other of the lugs 85 on the block with the corresponding stop 88, depending upon whether the shoe is a right or a left shoe. Since the heel rest 98 is supported by the block 82, it partakes of this movement of the block. Having spread the margin of the toe end of the upper outwardly between the jaws of the toe gripper 2, the operator closes the gripper on the upper by the use of the treadle provided for that purpose, as fully disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,075,852. Thereafter he swings the arm 22 forwardly to a position over the toe end of the shoe, whereupon the machine is started in operation and downward movement is imparted to the arm. Somewhat earlier in the downward movement of the arm than heretofore, because of the height at which the heel end of the Shoe is supported, the shoe-controlling member 28 arrives in position to engage the bottom of the forepart of the shoe and by its pressure on one side r the other thereof tips the shoe laterally to a position in which the bottom of its toe end extends widthwise in proper relation to the wipers t if the shoe is not already properly positioned in that respect. Since at this time the heel rest '98 i5 not in engagement with the shoe, it does not tend in any way to oppose such tipping of the shoe, As the arm 22 thereafter continues its downward movement the pressure of the member E8 on the shoe moves the last and shoe downwardly about the toe rest 8, thus causing the heel rest 9? to be swung into engagement with the heel-end face of the shoe by the pressure of the last on the arm l i4. As the heel end of the last is moved downwardly along the pin 34, its engagement with the pin may under some conditions, by reason of the position assumed by the last under control of the member 28, cause the pin and the block 82 to be tipped against the resistance of one or the other of the springs 31|, such tipping movement of the pin and the block being accompanied by a corresponding tipping movement of the heel rest 98 which is supported by the block. In thedownward movement ofthe last about the toe rest in the manner above described the toe end of the last has a component of movement in a. heelward direction. This has a tightening effect in a direction lengthwise of the last on the toeend portion of the upper held by the toe gripper 2, which increases the effectiveness of the gripper thereafter, in cooperation with the toe former 4, in conforming the upper tightly and smoothlyI to the contour of the last. The positions of the parts after the movement of the last about the toe rest but prior to its bodily downward movement are illustrated in Fig. 7. Immediately theref after control of the shoe is transferred from the member 28 to the presser foot 20 in the manner disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,075,852, and during further downward movement of the arm 22 the presser foot acts to move the shoe bodily downward, the toe rest 8 and the heel-end support 32 moving with it as hereinbefore explained. This downward movement of the shoe causes the gripper 2 to pull the upper heightwise of the last and the toe former 4 to Wipe it upwardly to the edge of the insole, the heel rest 98 being held firmly in supporting engagement with the heelend face of the shoe by the pressure of the heel end of the last on the arm ||4 resulting from the pressure of the presser foot 20 on the forepart of the shoe. After the completion of the downward movement of the shoe the wipers 5 are operated to wipe the margin ofthe toe end of the upper inwardly over the insole, as illustrated in Fig. 8, the toe gripper 2 being opened to release the upper as the wipers are moved inwardly. Thereafter the machine completes its operations on the shoe in substantially the same manner as heretofore, the parts being then returned to their starting positions to permit removal of the shoe from the machine.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of the toe end of'an upper on a last, a toe rest for supporting the shoe and last at the top of the forepart, and means for moving the last heghtwise about said toe rest with a lengthwise heelward component of movement of its toe end to cause said gripper to tighten the upper lengthwise of the last and for thereafter effecting relative bodily movement of the gripper and the last to cause the gripper to pull the upper heightwise of the last.

2. In a power-operated lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of the toe end of an upper on a last prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine, a toe rest for supporting the shoe and last at the top of the forepart, and power-operated means for automatically moving the last heightwise about said toe rest with a lengthwise heelward component of movement of its toe end to cause said gripper to tighten the upper lengthwise of the last and for thereafter effecting relative bodily movement of the gripper and the last to cause het gripper to pull the upper heightwise of the 3. In a lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of the toe end of an upper on a last positioned bottom upward, a toe rest for supporting the shoe and last underneath at the top of the forepart, and means for moving the last about said toe rest in the direction to lower its heel end with a component of movement of its toe end in a heelwarddirection to cause said gripper to tighten the upper' lengthwise of the last and for thereafter moving` the last bodily downward relatively to the gripper to cause the gripper to pull the upper heightwise of thelast. 4; In a lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of the rtoe end of an upper on a last, a toe rest forsupporting the shoe and last at the topof the forepart, a member for engaging the top.y of the heel end of the last to positionthat end of the last initially heightwise relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable by the last in response to heightwise movement of the last about the toe rest aftery the closing of the gripperr on the upper, and means for effecting relative bodily movement of the gripper and the last after such movement of the last about the toe lrest to cause the gripper to pull the upper heightwise` of the last.

5.` In a lasting machine, a gripper for gripping thel marginal portion of the toe end of an upper` on a last positioned bottom upward, a toe'rest for supporting the shoe and last underneath at the top of the forepart, a member arranged to support the heel end of the last underneath to position that end of the last initially heightwise relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable downwardly in response to movement of the last about the toe rest after the closing of the gripper on the upper, and means for moving the last bodily downward relatively to the gripper after such movement ofthe last about the toe rest to cause the gripper to pull the upper heightwiseY of the last.

6. In a lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of the toe-end of an upper on a last, a toe rest for supporting the shoe and last at the top of the forepart, a member for engaging the top of the heel end of the last tol position that end of the last initially heightwise relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable by the last in response to heightwise movement of' the last about the toe .rest after the closing ofthe gripperon-the upper, and means for thus moving the last and for thereafter moving it bodily relatively to the gripper to cause the gripper to pull the .upper heightwise of the last.

7. In a power-operated lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion ofthe toe end of an upper on a last positioned bottom upward prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine, a toe rest for supporting the shoe and last underneath at the top of the forepart, a member arrangedy to Support the heel end of the last underneath to position that end of the last initially heightwise relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable downwardly in response to movement of the last about the toe rest, and power-operated means ior thus moving the last and for also moving it bodily downward relatively to the gripper to cause the gripper to pull the upper heightwise of the last.

8. In a lasting machine, a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of the toe end of an upper on a last, a toe rest for supporting the shoe and last at the top of the forepart, a member for engaging the top of the heel end of the last to position that end of the last initially heightwise relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable by the last in response to heightwise movement of the last about the toe rest after the closing of the gripper on the upper, and a heel rest arranged to be applied; to `the heel-end face of the shoeby thatm'ovement of said member.

9. In alasting machine', a gripper for gripping` the marginal-portion of the toe end-of an upper on a last, a toerest for supporting the shoev and 'last at the top of the` forepart, a. member for engaging the top of the heel end of the last to position thatend of the last initially heightwise relatively tothe toe rest, said member being movable by the last in response to. heightwise movement-ofthelast about the toel rest after the closing of the gripper on the upper, a heel rest arranged tobe applied tothe heel-end face of the shoe-by that movementof saidY member, and means for thus moving the last about the toe rest and for thereafter moving` it bodily heightwise with the tee rest and.- the heel rest to cause the gripper to pull the upper.' v

l0. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a toe rest for supporting a shoe and. last at the topf of the forepart, a member for engaging the top ofV the heel end. of the last to positionthat `end of the last initially heightwise relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable by theY heel end of the last in response to heightwise movement of the last about the-toe rest, Ya heel rest arranged to be applied to theheel-end face of the shoe by that movement of said member, and means for moving the shoe and last heightwise with the toe rest and the heel rest relatively to the' toe-lasting means afterv the heel rest has thus been applied to the shoe.

ll. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a toe rest for supporting a shoe and last at the top of theforepart, a member fer engaging the top of theheel end of the last to position that end` of the last initially heightwi'se relatively to the toe rest, said member being movable-by the heel end of the last in response to iieightwise .movement of the last about the toe rest, a Aheel rest arranged to be applied tothe heel-end face of. the shoe by that movement of said member, and means for thus moving the shoe and last about the toe rest by engagement with the bottomV of the shoe and for thereafter moving them bodily .heightwise with the toe rest and the heel rest relatively to the toe-lasting means'by such engagement.

l2.- In-l a lasting` machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a toe rest for supporting a shoe and last at the top of the forepart, a lever arranged to engage the top of the heel end of the last to-position that end of the last initially heigl-itwise relatively to the toe rest, said lever being mounted for swinging movement by the heel `end of the lastv in response to heightwise movement of the last about the toe rest, av heel rest supported by said lever for movement into engagement with the heel-end face of theshoe by the swinging of the lever, and means for moving the shoe `and last heightwise With the toe rest and the heel rest relatively to the toe-lasting means by pressure on theV bottom of the shoe after the heel rest has thus been applied to the shoe. Y

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a heel rest for engaging the heel-end face ofa shoe, means for tipping the shoe laterally to :position it relatively to the toelasting means before it is engaged by said heel rest, and meansv for' thereafter applying said heel rest to the shoe.`

14. vIn a lasting machinathe combinationwith toe-lasting means, of a heel rest forengaging the heel-end face of a shoe, means for tipping the shoe laterally by pressure on the bottom thereof to position it relatively to the toe-lasting means before it is engaged by said heel rest, and means for thereafter moving the heel rest into engagement with the shoe in response to the pressure thus applied on the bottom of the shoe.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a heel rest for engaging the heel-end face of a shoe, on a last, means for tipping the shoe laterally by pressure onthe bottom thereof to position it relatively to the toelasting means before it is engaged by said heel rest, and a member controlled by the heel end of the last for moving the heel rest thereafter lengthwise of the shoe into engagement therewith in response to pressure on the bottom of the shoe.

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a toe rest for supporting a shoe and last at the top ofthe forepart, a heel rest for engaging the heel-end face of the shoe, means for tipping `the shoe laterally by pressure on the bottom thereof to position it relatively to the toe-lasting means` before it is engaged by said heel rest and for then moving the shoe heightwise about the toe rest by the pressure thus applied, and means vfor moving the heel rest into engagement with the heel end of the shoe by such movement of the shoe.

17. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on a shoe mounted on a last, of a heel restfor engaging the heel-end face of the shoe,y a support for the heel end of the last and shoe, and means for moving said heel rest lengthwise of the shoe into engagement therewith by pressure Vof the last on said sup-v port in a directionheightwise of the shoe.

18. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on a shoe mounted on a last, of a lever mounted for swinging movement about an axis extending widthwisel of the shoe and having arms extending respectively in differentV directions from its axis, one of said arms being arranged to serve as a support for the top of the heel end of the last, and a heel rest supported on the other arm of said lever for applying pressure to the heel-end face of .the shoe in response to pressure of the last on said first-named arm.

19. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on shoe material mounted on a last, of a heel rest for holding the` last at its heel end against lengthwise displacement, a support for the top of the heel end of the last, and means for maintaining said heel rest in holding relation to the last by pressure of the last on said support. Y

20. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on shoe material mounted on a last, of a lever arranged to serve as asupport for the top of the heel end of the last, and a heel rest supported by said lever for holding the last against lengthwise displacement, said lever being movable by pressure of the last thereon to carry the heel rest toward the last lengthwise thereof. f

21. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a support for a shoe and last having a pin arranged vto engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, and means for tipping the shoe laterallyto position it relatively tothe toe-lasting means while the last-engaging portion of said pin isl mainly outside of said spindle hole, said pin being mounted to tip width- Wise ofthe shoe to permit it to assume in that respect a position-determined by the last upon relativev movement of the last and the pin thereafter to position the pin in the hole.

2,2. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lastingk means, of a Vsupport for a shoe -and last having Va pin-arranged to engage the heel end* ofthe last in its spindle hole, means for tipping the shoe laterally by pressure on the bottom thereof to position it relatively to the toe-lasting means whilethe last-engaging portion of `said pin is ,mainly outside of said spindle hole and for thereafter moving the heel end of the last heightwise relatively to the pin to position the pinin said hole, said pin being mounted toV tip widthwise of the shoe to permit it to assume in that respect a position determinedby engagement of the last therewith when the heel end of the last is `thus moved heightwise, and spring means against the resistance of which the pin is thus permitted to tip.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination With toe-lastingr means, of a support for a shoe and last having a pin arranged to engage the heel end of the lastin its spindle hole, means for tipping the shoe laterally to position it relatively to the toe-lasting means while the last-engaging portion-of said lpin is mainly outside of said spindle hole, said pinbeing mounted to tip yieldingly widthwise of the shoe to permit it to assume in that respect a position determined by the last upon relative movement of the last land the pin thereafter to position the pin inthe hole, and a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end face of the shoe, said heel rest being mounted to tip widthwise of the shoe under control of said pin.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a support for a shoe and last having a pin arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, means for tipping the shoe laterally by pressure on the ybottom thereof to position it relatively to the toe-lasting vmeans while the last-engaging portion of said pin is mainly outside of said spindle hole and for thereafter moving the heel end of the last heightwise relatively tothe pin to position the pin in said hole, said pin being mounted Ito tip widthwise of the shoe to permit it to assume in that respect a position vdetermined by engagement of the last therewith upon such heightwise movement of the heel end ofthe last, a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end face of the shoe, and means for tipping said heel rest similarly to the pin by such tipping movement of the pin.

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with .toe-lasting means arranged to operate on right and left shoes mounted on lasts and presented with theirheelends in different laterally offset positions respectively, of a pin arranged to engage lthe heel end of each last in its spindle hole, and

a slide supportingsaid pin and freely movable by engagement of the lasts with the pin in directionsv widthwise of lthesh'oes to different positions corresponding to the different positions of the heel endsv of right and left shoes, said pin being mounted to'tip in directions widthwise of the shoes relatively to the slide.

26. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means arranged to operate on right and left shoes mounted on lasts and presented with their heel ends in diiferent laterally offset positions respectively, of a pin arranged to engage the heel end ofY each last in its spindle hole,

a block on which said pin is mounted, a slide supporting said block and movable with it by engagement of the lasts with the pin in directions Widthvvise of the shoes to diierent positions crresponding to the different positions of the heel ends of right and left shoes, the block being mounted to tip with the pin relatively to the slide in directions widthwise of the shoes, and spring means against the resistance of Which the block and pin may thus be tipped by engagement of the lasts with the pin.

27. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means arranged to operate on right and left shoes mounted on lasts and presented with their heel ends in different laterally offset positions respectively, of a pin arranged to engage the heel end of each last in its spindle hole, said pin being movable bodily in directions width- Wise of the shoes to different positions corresponding to the dierent positions of the heel ends of right and left shoes and being also mounted to tip in directions Widthwise of the shoes, and a. heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end faces of the shoes, said heel rest being so mounted as to partake of such bodily movements and tipping movements of the pin.

28. In a lasting machine, the combination With toe-lasting means arranged to operate on right and left shoes mounted on lasts and presented with their heel ends in different laterally offset positions respectively, of a pin arranged to engage the heel end of each last in its spindle hole, a member supporting said pin, said member being movable bodily with the pin in directions width- Wise of the shoes to different positions corresponding to the diierent positions of the heel ends of right and left shoes and being also mounted to tip with the pin in directions Width- Wise of the shoes, and a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end faces of the shoes, said heel rest being supported by said member to cause it to partake of such bo-dily movements and tipping movements of the pin.

29. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means arranged to operate on right and left shoes mounted on lasts and presented with their heel ends in different laterally oiset positions respectively, of a, pin arranged to engage the heel end of each last in its spindle hole, a block on which said pin is mounted, a slide supporting said block and movable with it in directions widthwise of the shoes to different positions corresponding to the different positions of the heel ends of right and left shoes, the block being mounted to tip With the pin relatively to the slide in directions Widthwise of the shoes, spring means against the resistance ci which the block and pin may thus be tipped by engagement of the lasts with the pin, a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end faces of the shoes, and means supporting the heel rest on said block to cause it to partake of the movements of the slide and the tipping movements of the block and pin.

30. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on a shoe mounted on a last, of a pin arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, a member supporting said pin and mounted for rectilinear movements With it in directions widthwise of the last, the pin being mounted to tip relatively to said member also in directions Widthwise of the last, and spring means yieldable to permit such tipping of the pin.

31. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on a shoe mounted on a last, of a pin arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, a block on which said pin is mounted, a slide supporting said block and movable bodily with it in directions widthwise of the last, the block being mounted to tip relatively to the slide also in directions Widthwise of the last, and spring means yieldable to permit such tipping of the block.

32. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on a shoe mounted on a last, of a pin arranged to engage the heelend of the last in its spindle hole, a member supporting said pin and movable with it in directions Widthwise of the last, the pin being mounted to tip relatively to said member also in directions Width- Wise of the last, and a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end face of the shoe, said heel rest being mounted to move bodily With said member in directions widthwise of the last and also to tip With the pin.

33. In a shoe machine, the combination with means for operating on a shoe mounted on a last, of a pin arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, a block on which said pin is mounted, a slide supporting said block and movable bodily with it in directions Widthwise of the last, the block being mounted to tip relatively tothe slide also in directions Widthwise of the last, a heel rest arranged to engage the heel-end face of the shoe, and means supporting the heel rest on said block to cause it to move bodily with the slide and to tip with the block.

LLOYD G. MILLER. 

